Eurasia Press & News
Senior al Qaeda planner Abu Obeida al Masri, identified by authorities as a key suspect in the 2005 London transit bombings and a foiled 2006 plot to blow up U.S.-bound commercial airliners, has died, U.S. counterterrorism officials said yesterday.
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April, 2008
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9 April
Iran: India Eager to Partner IPI Gas Project
TEHRAN (FNA)- India is keen to partner the proposed multi-billion Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project and has promised to resist “all external pressures on the issue”, Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said.
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9 April
Afghan FM Condemns Sabotage of Iran-Afghan Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta condemned sabotage of Tehran-Kabul ties.
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Syrian Oil Minister Hails Iran’s Oil, Gas Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Sufian Alaw Monday hailed Iran’s oil and gas cooperation with his country.
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Russia: Iran War Detrimental to Mideast Peace
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed confidence on Tuesday that use of armed force in a bid to crush Iran’s nuclear capabilities would make the Middle East conflict impossible to settle
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3 Injured in Fuel Station Explosion in Northern Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- At least three people were injured when a car’s petrol tank exploded at a gas station in northern Iran on Monday.
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9 April
US Irked by Iran’s Joining SCO
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Untied States said it would use all means to prevent Iran’s influence in the region including its membership in Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
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9 April
Sadr calls off huge demonstration
Moqtada al-Sadr, the Shia cleric on Tuesday called off a huge demonstration in the capital less than 24 hours before it was to take place.
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Russia wants its military officers to be present at all times at the planned US missile sites in Poland and the Czech Republic to make sure Russia is not a target, the Russian foreign minister said Tuesday.
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9 April
Presidential candidates clash over Iraq withdrawa
The rival US presidential hopefuls have aired bitter disagreements over the Iraq troop surge as they put questions to American military commander General David Petraeus.
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